Packaging Industry in Argentina

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Executive summary

Economic progress fuels strong growth

The Argentinian economy showed strong growth in 2005 as it continued to recover and surpass its pre-devaluation performance. This resulted in increasing consumption across the board, with strong benefits for the packaged food market as a whole, leading to very positive packaging growth, although it fell far shy of the outstanding results registered in 2004. This led to continued growth in every major pack type as consumers flocked back to their old spending habits.

Hard times for metal packaging

Despite economic recovery, the metal packaging industry has fallen on hard times in Argentina. As metal prices remained high in 2005 and consumers continued to view metal cans as an outdated format, metal can producers were left with little room to move or to win over consumers who saw metal cans as neither an attractive premium nor economy packaging. Metal packaging depended heavily on dairy products and canned/preserved food in the review period. Unfortunately for metal packagers, a trend favouring healthy fresh foods is hurting sales of processed foods, and major players in the Argentinian packaged food industry increasingly preferred flexible packaging in recent years.

Plastic boom

Plastic packaging, both rigid and flexible, was the major beneficiary of trends in 2005 – flexible plastic saw the strongest growth, while rigid plastic packaging occupying the number four spot. In the case of rigid plastic, this was helped along by the increasing efficiency of plastic manufacturing, which was sufficient to offset higher gas prices, as well as the convenient characteristics of the product, which is light and unbreakable. For flexible plastic, growth was due to the product’s excellent versatility and cost effectiveness, which encouraged its application to almost any product – rigid plastic saw gradual movement into areas once dominated by other packaging types as well, such as oils. Also giving plastic packaging a boost in 2005 was the fact that it was seen as an attractive and modern product, which gave ample incentive to both consumers and producers to use it.

Competitive pricing remains key

Despite the recovery of the economy, low prices remained a key driver for the Argentinian packaging market, as manufacturers tried to increase margins and consumers continued to seek the best deals. While this has been excellent news for the plastics industry, other types of packaging have suffered as a result – while metal languished due to high gas prices, even popular products, such as liquid cartons, saw their growth limited to a rate lower than that of the packaging industry as a whole, as the cost of importing products still remains somewhat high due to the unfavourable exchange rate.

Growth markets bring tough competition

Packaging manufacturers jockeyed for position in strong growth markets in 2005, with interesting trends in packaging growth emerging as a result. One such market, baby food, provided a strong boost to glass, liquid cartons and flexible packaging, while yielding little benefit to the metal industry. Within confectionary, paper and flexible packaging fared well, while metal and glass had no participation. Success in soup brought with it excellent growth for liquid cartons. Packaging companies have recognised the importance of innovation in order to move into growth markets early and reap the rewards with more attractive and efficient packaging.

Table of contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

New law project would imply major investments

Metal packaging not what it used to be

The glass and plastics packaging industries benefit from the devaluation

Strong investments increase installed capacity

MARKET BACKGROUND

PACKAGING LEGISLATION

Important legislation under consideration

RECYCLING AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Much to be done

Tetra Pak SRL: committed to the environment

Rigolleau and Zucamor take on social responsibility

“Garbage 0 Law” in Buenos Aires

Amcor PET Packaging launches PET recycling program

Table 1 Overview of Packaging Recycling and Recovery in Argentina 2004/2005 and Proposals for 2007

CORPORATE ACTIVITY IN PACKAGING

Strong investment to increase production

Dynamic

and complex industry

MAJOR MARKET PLAYERS (LOCAL COMPANY PROFILES)

CARTOCOR SA

Summary 1 Cartocor SA Operational Indicators 2005

Summary 2 Major End-Use Markets for Cartocor SA by Pack Type 2005

ZUCAMOR SA

Summary 3 Zucamor SA Operational Indicators 2005

Summary 4 Major End-Use Markets for Zucamor SA by Pack Type 2005

TETRA PAK SRL

Summary 5 Tetra Pak SRL Operational Indicators 2005

Summary 6 Major End-Use Markets for Tetra Pak SRL by Pack Type 2005

VORIDIAN ARGENTINA SRL

Summary 7 Voridian Argentina SRL Operational Indicators 2005

Summary 8 Major End-Use Markets for Voridian Argentina SRL by Pack Type 2005

AMERICAN PLAST SA

Summary 9 American Plast SA Operational Indicators 2005

Summary 10 Major End-Use Markets for American Plast SA by Pack Type 2005

ENVASES DEL PLATA SA

Summary 11 Envases del Plata SA Operational Indicators 2005

Summary 12 Major End-Use Markets for Envases del Plata SA by Pack Type 2005

BOLSAPEL SA

Summary 13 Bolsapel SA Operational Indicators 2005

Summary 14 Major End-Use Markets for Bolsapel SA by Pack Type 2005

VITOPEL SA

Summary 15 Vitopel SA Operational Indicators 2005

Summary 16 Major End-Use Markets for Vitopel SA by Pack Type 2005

LUIS & MIGUEL ZANNIELLO SA

Summary 17 Luis & Miguel Zanniello SA Operational Indicators 2005

Summary 18 Major End-Use Markets for Luis & Miguel Zanniello SA by Pack Type 2005

BOLSAFLEX SA

Summary 19 Bolsaflex SA Operational Indicators 2005

Summary 20 Major End-Use Markets for Bolsaflex SA by Pack Type 2005

CATTORINI HERMANOS SA

Summary 21 Cattorini Hermanos SA Operational Indicators 2005

Summary 22 Major End-Use Markets for Cattorini Hermanos SA by Pack Type 2005

RIGOLLEAU SA

Summary 23 Rigolleau SA Operational Indicators 2005

Summary 24 Major End-Use Markets for Rigolleau SA by Pack Type 2005

RAYéN CURá SAIC

Summary 25 Rayén Curá SAIC Operational Indicators 2005

Summary 26 Major End-Use Markets for Rayén Curá SAIC by Pack Type 2005

AMIPLAST SH

Summary 27 Major End-Use Markets for Amiplast SH by Pack Type 2005

CROWN PACKAGING ARGENTINA SA

Summary 28 Crown Packaging Argentina SA Operational Indicators 2005

Summary 29 Major End-Use Markets for Crown Packaging Argentina SA by Pack Type 2005

MAJOR MARKET PLAYERS BY PACK TYPE

RIGID PLASTIC

Summary 30 Major Rigid Plastic Packaging Manufacturers by Pack Type 2005

METAL

Summary 31 Major Metal Packaging Manufacturers by Pack Type 2002

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Summary 32 Ranking of Major Flexible Packaging Manufacturers 2005

GLASS

Summary 33 Share of Major Glass Packaging Manufacturers 2005

LIQUID CARTONS

Summary 34 Share of Major Liquid Carton Manufacturers 2006

PAPER-BOARD CONTAINERS

Summary 35 Major Rigid Plastic Packaging Manufacturers by Pack Type 2005

CLOSURES

Summary 36 Ranking of Major Closure Manufacturers 2005

APPENDIX

Table 2 Packaging Industry in Argentina - 2005

Table 3 Packaging Production in Argentina - Tonnes

Table 4 Corrugated Cardboard ('000 sq m)

Table 5 PVC Packaging (tonnes)

Table 6 High Density Polyethylene Packaging (tonnes)

Table 7 Polystyrene Packaging (tonnes)

Table 8 PET Packaging (tonnes)

Table 9 Polypropylene Packaging (tonnes)

Table 10 Metal Beverage Cans (millions of units)

Table 11 Aluminium Foil (tonnes)

Table 12 Folding Cartons (tonnes)

Table 13 Metal Aerosol Cans (millions of units)

Table 14 Glass bottles (millions of units)

Table 15 Tetra Brik Packaging (millions of units)

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